| Harbor Music Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle [Conducteur] Theodore Presser Co.
String Quartet SKU: PR.16400222S Composed by Dan Welcher. Full score (stu...(+)
String Quartet SKU:
PR.16400222S Composed
by Dan Welcher. Full
score (study). With
Standard notation.
Duration 11 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#164-00222S. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.16400222S). UPC:
680160037841. This
work follows my Quartet
No. 1 by five years. In
terms of style and
aesthetic aim, however,
it seems light years
away. Where the first
work, a 28-minute,
four-movement piece, took
aim at cosmic conflicts
and heroic resolutions,
the present work is
intended as a kind of
divertissment. Harbor
Music lasts a mere eleven
minutes, is cast in a
single movement with six
sections, and should
leave both performers and
listeners with a feeling
of good humor and
affection. The
title comes from my
experience as a guest in
the magnificent city of
Sydney, Australia. One of
its most attractive
features is its unique
system of ferry boats:
the city is laid out
around a large,
multi-channeled harbor,
with destinations more
easily approached by
water than by land.
Consequently, inhabitants
of Sydney get around on
small, people-friendly
boats that come and go
from the central docks at
Circular Quay. During a
week's visit in 1991, I
must have boarded these
boats at least a dozen
times, always bound for a
new location - the resort
town of Manley, or the
Zoo at Taronga Park, or
the shopping district at
Darling Harbour.
In casting about for a
form for my second string
quartet, a kind of loose
rondo came to mind. Each
new destination would be
approached from the same
starting-out point
(although there are
subtle variations in the
repeating theme; it's
always in a new key, and
the texture is never the
same). The result, I
hope, is a sense of
constant new information
presented with
introductory frames of a
more familiar nature.
The embarkation
theme, which begins the
piece, is a sort of
bi-tonal fanfare in which
the violins are in G
major and the viola and
cello are in B-flat
major. It is bold, eager,
and forward-looking. The
first voyage maintains
this bi-tonality,
beginning as a 9/8 due
for second violin and
viola in a kind of
rocking motion -much as a
boat produces when
reaching the deeper water
in the harbor. A sweet,
nostalgic theme emerges
over this rocking
accompaniment. This music
is developed somewhat,
then transforms quickly
into a much faster and
lighter episode, filled
with rising and falling
scales (again, in
differing keys). A
scherzando interlude in
short notes and changing
meters provides contrast,
and the episode ends with
a reprise of the scales.
The second
embarkation follows, this
time in A major/C major.
It leads quickly into a
very warm and slow theme,
in wide-leaping intervals
for the viola. This
section is interrupted
twice by solo cadenzas
for the cello, suggesting
distant boat-horns in
major thirds. The end of
the episode becomes a
transition, with
boat-horns leading into
the final appearance of
the embarkation music,
this time in trills and
tremolos instead of
sharply accented chords.
The nostalgic theme of
the first episode makes a
final appearance, serving
now as a coda. The
rocking motion continues,
in a lullaby fashion,
leaving us drowsy and
satisfied on our homeward
journey. Harbor
Music was written for the
Cavani Quartet, and is
dedicated to Richard J.
Bogomolny. Commissioned
by his employees at First
National Supermarkets as
a gift, it represents a
thank you from many of
the people (including
this composer) who have
benefitted from his
vision and generosity. An
ardent advocate of
chamber music (and a
cellist himself), Mr.
Bogomolny has for many
years been Chairman of
the Board of Chamber
Music America. -- Dan
Welcher. $25.99 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 2 to 3 weeks | | |
| Texas Intermezzo [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Forton Music
2 Fl. 2 Ob. 2 Bb Cl. 2 F Hn. 2 Bsn (Timp 2 Perc) (2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 Bb clarin...(+)
2 Fl. 2 Ob. 2 Bb Cl. 2 F
Hn. 2 Bsn (Timp 2 Perc)
(2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 Bb
clarinets, 2 F horns, 2
bassoons [timpani, 2
percussion]) -
Intermediate SKU:
FT.FM560 Composed by
Ricky Chaggar. Wind
Dectet - 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Bb
Cl, 2 F Hn, 2 Bsn (Timp 2
Perc). Score and parts.
Forton Music #FM560.
Published by Forton Music
(FT.FM560). ISBN
9790570484591. This
Intermezzo was composed
for the 3rd Annual Sul
Ross State University
Wind Ensemble
Composition, and was
selected as a winning
entry. It's premier
performance was on the
7th of May 2015 at the
Marshall Auditorium,
Alpine, Texas. With a
gracious and slightly
nostalgic beginning, the
piece builds in energy
and pace, leading to a
triumphal finale. This
piece has an effective
and rare combination of
flowing lyrical melodies
with an almost
military-like feeling
towards the mid and
latter sections; partly
inspired by the
excitement and power of
American marching bands,
as the piece was composed
for an American
University ensemble. $32.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
| Dreams Of Yesterday [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Kendor Music Inc.
String Orchestra string orchestra (88555) with optional 3rd violin/viola TC (3) ...(+)
String Orchestra string
orchestra (88555) with
optional 3rd violin/viola
TC (3) and percussion -
Grade 3.5 SKU:
KN.37270 Composed by
Joshua Reznicow. Solo or
Ensemble. Apex String
Orchestra. Score and
parts. Kendor Music Inc
#37270. Published by
Kendor Music Inc
(KN.37270). UPC:
822795372700. This
beautiful and nostalgic
piece looks to musically
illustrate a child moving
from a beautiful baby to
a maturing young adult.
Written from the
perspective of a parent
witnessing and
experiencing their
child's growth, the music
offers the listener, as
well as the performer, an
innocent melody that
develops into a fully
orchestrated piece. All
voices within the
ensemble actively help to
create this feeling
throughout the grade 3+
composition, including an
optional percussion part
that is designed to
enhance the colors of the
piece (wind chimes,
glockenspiel, tam-tam,
and suspended cymbal. The
composition ultimately
concludes by quoting the
original melody and
leading the listener to a
peaceful place, dreaming
of yesterday's memories.
Each set includes three
copies of the optional
3rd Violin/Viola T.C.,
and percussion parts.
Duration ca. 4:25.
Available in
SmartMusic. $56.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| Dreams Of Yesterday (Full Score) - Intermédiaire Kendor Music Inc.
String Orchestra string orchestra (88555) with optional 3rd violin/viola TC (3) ...(+)
String Orchestra string
orchestra (88555) with
optional 3rd violin/viola
TC (3) and percussion -
Grade 3.5 SKU:
KN.37270S Composed by
Joshua Reznicow. Solo or
Ensemble. Apex String
Orchestra. Kendor Music
Inc #37270S. Published by
Kendor Music Inc
(KN.37270S). UPC:
822795372700. This
beautiful and nostalgic
piece looks to musically
illustrate a child moving
from a beautiful baby to
a maturing young adult.
Written from the
perspective of a parent
witnessing and
experiencing their
child's growth, the music
offers the listener, as
well as the performer, an
innocent melody that
develops into a fully
orchestrated piece. All
voices within the
ensemble actively help to
create this feeling
throughout the grade 3+
composition, including an
optional percussion part
that is designed to
enhance the colors of the
piece (wind chimes,
glockenspiel, tam-tam,
and suspended cymbal. The
composition ultimately
concludes by quoting the
original melody and
leading the listener to a
peaceful place, dreaming
of yesterday's memories.
Each set includes three
copies of the optional
3rd Violin/Viola T.C.,
and percussion parts.
Duration ca. 4:25.
Available in
SmartMusic. $7.00 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
| The Oxen SATB Chorale SATB Stainer and Bell
SATB choir SKU: ST.CN26P Composed by Richard Bullen. SATB unaccompanied (...(+)
SATB choir SKU:
ST.CN26P Composed by
Richard Bullen. SATB
unaccompanied (with
divisions). . This
PRINTED version is
available to purchase as
a regular sheet music
title for delivery by
post. Octavo. Stainer &
Bell Ltd. #CN26P.
Published by Stainer &
Bell Ltd. (ST.CN26P).
ISBN
9790220225390. Rich
ard Bullen's 'dark
lullaby' The
Oxen was
commissioned by Choir
& Organ magazine
for the choir of St
Paul's Cathedral, and it
was featured in the
September 2016 issue as
part of the New Music
series showcasing choral
works by young composers.
Although lilting rhythms
evoke a mood of naivety
and innocence, of
children gathered in
hushed excitement around
the fireside on Christmas
Eve as pictured in the
first verse of Hardy's
well-known poem, there is
also an edge to the music
that reflects its
nostalgic, even bitter
content. First published
in The Times on
24 December 1915, this
seasonal lyric can also
be read as a lament for
loss of innocence and of
the simple urge to faith.
We might also find in its
reflection on the
distance between the
ideals of civilisation
and its reality, a tragic
separation that continues
to this day. Part of the
subtle resonance of the
poem is its
conversational manner.
Each voice should
therefore be phrased
flexibly and feelingly in
its contribution to the
discourse, while the
tempi should be
judiciously chosen to
enhance this overall
effect according to the
prevailing acoustic. $5.95 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 4 to 6 weeks | | |
| Christmas Valentine Chorale SATB Alfred Publishing
Choir Secular (SATB choir) SKU: AP.48843 Composed by Dave Barnes, Ingrid ...(+)
Choir Secular (SATB
choir) SKU:
AP.48843 Composed by
Dave Barnes, Ingrid
Michaelson, and Jason
Mraz. Arranged by Andy
Beck. Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Alfred Pop Choral Series.
Christmas; Pop; Secular.
Choral Octavo. 16 pages.
Alfred Music #00-48843.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.48843). UPC:
038081561677.
English. Looking
for a fresh Christmastime
charmer with just a touch
of romance? Here's a
sweet Ingrid Michaelson
and Jason Mraz duet about
the magic of love during
the holidays. A light
swing tempo plus some
warm and fuzzy chords
harken nostalgic
feelings, while
delightfully wholesome
lyrics add a flirtatious
wink. I wanna make every
day a holiday with you. A
wonderful change of pace
for seasonal
programs. $2.25 - Voir plus => AcheterDélais: 1 to 2 weeks | | |
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